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Great niblings!

Family tree vocabulary is one of the first categories we learn when we start studying a foreign language: brothers and sisters (siblings), mothers and fathers (parents), aunts and uncles, cousins, grandparents.

Did you know there is also the word “nibling” in this category? Can you guess what it means? Watch the video to find out. This is also a great (yes, you’ll hear this word a lot) example of using visuals to help you explain something that’s a bit complicated.